After a tough loss on the road to the Tennessee Titans and coming off a bye week, the 4-2 Buffalo Bills will be ready to put a beating on someone in front of the home crowd and that someone is the 1-6 Miami Dolphins. The Bills have won 6 straight against their AFC East rival, averaging 38.7 points per game including a 35-0 blowout of the Fins earlier this year in Miami. The Dolphins are a mess and their problems are too numerous to list. The weather in Buffalo is expected to be 52-degrees at kickoff, overcast with light winds, and very little chance of rain – perfect conditions for Allen and company to do some damage. The Bills are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 home games and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 against teams with a losing record. The chalk is high in this one obviously, but if the Bills want to cover the 14 they will.
TODAY’S PICK: BUFFALO BILLS -14
Month: October 2021
Saturday NHL Pick
You have to hand it to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Despite all their injuries to start the season they have held their own, going 3-2-1-1, and things are about to get better. Both Sydney Crosby and Jeff Carter skated in yesterday’s practice and could make their return to the ice tonight when the Penguins host the New Jersey Devils. New Jersey (3-2-0-0) will be playing their first road game of the season and have not fared well against Pittsburgh. The Devils are 0-5 in the last 5 meetings, 1-4 in their last 5 trips to PPG Paints Arena, and the favorite is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings between these two clubs.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Friday NHL Pick
The 4-0-3 Washington Capitals’ last two games at Capital One Arena did not go their way, losing to Detroit and Calgary both in OT, but tonight’s outcome should be different. Washington will host the winless Arizona Coyotes before they head south for a matchup with two of the NHL’s best, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers, so they cannot afford to lose at home against the lowly 0-6-1 Coyotes. Arizona will be playing back-to-back games after being dominated last night by Tampa, and if the Caps stay focused and not on Monday’s matchup with the Lightning, they should cruise to a victory.
TONIGHT’S PICK: WASHINGTON CAPITALS
Thursday NHL Pick
The defending Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning are off to a mediocre start, at 3-3-0-1, but seem to have found their groove after Tuesday’s convincing 5-1 road victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tonight they will return home to Amalie Arena where they are still winless but that should change tonight when they face the 0-5-0-1 Arizona Coyotes. Arizona is averaging just 1.8 goals a game and will likely have to face one of the best netminders in the NHL, Andrei Vasilevskiy. The Lightning are due for a win at Amalie and the home team is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings between these two clubs.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Wednesday NHL Pick
The Washington Capitals have yet to lose in regulation, with a record of 4-0-2, and will play host to the 3-2-1 Detroit Red Wings tonight at Capital One Arena. The Capitals have been a scoring machine, averaging 4.3 goals per game, which is not good for a Red Wing team that is allowing an average of 3.5 goals per game. Washington has also owned Detroit in recent years, winning 5 straight, 8 of the last 10, and are 6-1 in the last 7 meetings with the Wings in DC.
TONIGHT’S PICK: WASHINGTON CAPITALS
Tuesday MLB Pick
Framber Valdez was outstanding in his last turn against the Boston Red Sox and will get the nod tonight for Houston in Game 1 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park. The southpaw allowed just 1 run on 3 hits over 8 innings and the Astros went on to crush the Red Sox, 9-1. Ex-Astro Charlie Morton will be toeing the rubber for the Atlanta Braves. In 3 postseason starts this year, Morton is 0-1 with a 3.77 ERA. Atlanta has struggled against lefties in interleague play, going 3-11 in their last 14, and are 0-5 in their last 5 trips to Houston. The Astros enter Game 1 on fire, winning 3 straight against Boston to reach the Fall Classic, and outscored them 23-3 over that span. Houston is 6-1 in their last 7 playoff home games and 5-1 in their last 6 interleague games at Minute Maid Park.
TONIGHT’S PICK: HOUSTON ASTROS
Monday NHL Pick
After going 4-0 on the road, the New York Rangers will have momentum on their side when they return home tonight to face the Calgary Flames. Darryl Sutter has his club playing well, with road victories over the Washington Capitals and the Detroit Red Wings, but they have not performed well at MSG. Calgary is just 1-6 in their last 7 in New York and the home team is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK RANGERS